Use our free tip split calculator to evenly distribute tips among team members. Calculate per-person earnings including tipouts and hourly rates.
The Tip Split Calculator is an essential tool for restaurant and hospitality workers. This free tip split calculator helps you fairly distribute tips among team members.
Tip pooling is common in restaurants where servers share tips with bartenders, bussers, hosts, and other support staff. Our calculator handles tipouts and calculates both total earnings and hourly rates, making it easy to split tips fairly.
Using our free tip split calculator is simple:
Your results will show per-person earnings, hourly rate, tipout amount, and remaining tips after tipout. The chart provides a visual breakdown of the distribution.
Tipping customs vary by country and establishment:
Tip pooling arrangements vary: some restaurants take a percentage for support staff, while others pool all tips and divide equally. Always know your establishments policy.
A tipout is a percentage of total tips that servers give to support staff like bartenders, bussers, and hosts. Common tipouts range from 3-5% of total sales (not tips) or 15-20% of total tips. Our calculator allows you to input a tipout percentage to see what each person receives after the tipout.
Most restaurants split tips evenly among all servers on duty. However, some use a hours-based system where tips are divided proportionally to hours worked. This rewards those who work more hours. Our calculator assumes equal division but you can adjust by entering different hours for each person.
In the US, employers can take a tip credit, paying servers less than minimum wage (as low as $2.13 federal) if tips bring them to minimum wage. Some states dont allow tip credits. Always check your local labor laws. In many countries, tipping is not expected as servers earn a living wage.
In the US, all tips (cash and charged) are taxable income. You must report all tips to your employer and include them on your tax return. Use Form 4070 to report monthly tips to your employer. Failure to report tips can result in penalties.
For calculating tips on individual bills, use our Tip Calculator to quickly determine gratuity amounts for any restaurant bill.